Australian Tax Treaties

Russian Agreement  

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME  

ARTICLE 19   Income from Government Service  

1    
Salaries, wages and other similar remuneration, other than a pension or annuity, paid by a Contracting State, a political subdivision or local authority of that State to an individual in respect of services rendered in the discharge of governmental functions shall be taxable only in that State. However, such salaries, wages and other similar remuneration shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the services are rendered in that other State and the recipient is a resident of that other State who:


(a) is a citizen of that State; or


(b) did not become a resident of that State solely for the purpose of rendering the services.

2    

(a) Any pension paid by, or out of the funds created by, a Contracting State, a political subdivision or a local authority of that State, to an individual in respect of services rendered in the discharge of governmental functions shall be taxable only in that State.


(b) However, that pension shall be taxable only in the other Contracting State if the individual:


(i) is a resident of, and a citizen of that State; and

(ii) the services in respect of which that pension is paid were rendered in that State.

3    
The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to salaries, wages and other similar remuneration or to pensions in respect of services rendered in connection with any trade or business carried on by a Contracting State or a political subdivision or local authority of that State. In that case, the provisions of Articles 15, 16 or 18, as the case may be, shall apply.


 

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